File Retention

Files in a PSC storage system are retained for 3 months after the affiliated grant has expired.

Requesting a Refund

When appropriate, PSC provides refunds for jobs that failed due to circumstances beyond your control.

To request a refund, contact a PSC consultant or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. In the case of batch jobs, we require the standard error and output files produced by the job. These contain information needed in order to refund the job.

Maintenance Downtimes

The following times are reserved for system maintenance.

Note that the machines will not always be down at these times. However, PSC reserves the right to use these scheduled times for maintenance as necessary.

Upcoming Events

System Status

Notifications on the status of PSC's systems, services, and HPC resources.

Featured Projects

All about Bridges

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Data Exacell (DXC)

The Data Exacell (DXC) is a research pilot project to create, deploy, and test software and hardware building blocks to enable data analytics in scientific research. Learn More

PSC at 30 Years

Thirty years have gone by since June 1986 when PSC opened its doors. View Timeline

XSEDE Service Provider

PSC is a service provide of the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE), the most advanced, powerful, and robust collection of integrated advanced digital resources and services in the world.

Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center

PSC is a joint effort of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. Established in 1986, PSC is supported by several federal agencies, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and private industry and is a leading partner in XSEDE (Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment), the National Science Foundation cyber-infrastructure program.